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04/01/2013

30 Steps in 30 Days: April is Financial Literacy Month

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01/31/2013

Scam Alert: Phishing emails using personal information from Facebook to send personalized spam

BBB tips to prevent phishing emails and protect your personal information

01/25/2013

New Wave of Phishing Scams Uses Facebook Info for Personalized Spam

Check your privacy settings. Scammers are tapping into the personal data available through Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn to pose as your friends in fraudulent emails. Watch out for these personalized scam messages and take steps to prevent them.

09/27/2012

Scammers Taunt Twitter Users With Fake Facebook Video

Twitter users, don't fall for this! A new scam uses direct messages to tease potential victims with a link to an embarrassing Facebook video. Try to view the clip, and you'll get a virus instead.

06/15/2012

Want to See Who's Checking Out Your Facebook Profile? Too Bad. It's a Scam.

Heads up, Facebook users! Facebook never intends to create a way for a user to see who has viewed their profile. If an application claims to do so, do not trust it.

05/31/2012

New Scam Steals Financial Information from Facebook, Gmail, Yahoo, and Hotmail users

Better Business Bureau of Southern Arizona is warning consumers of a scam targeting the financial data of Facebook, Hotmail, Yahoo, and Gmail users. The scam infects its victim’s computers with a version of the Zeus Trojan virus- a malware program regularly used to commit bank fraud.

05/16/2012

Betting on Friends

The most talked about initial public offering of stock in history is projected to hit Wall Street this week. But BBB cautions when Facebook goes public, prospective investors should ignore the hype and rely instead on research and even consider professional advice.

08/25/2011

Consumer Alert: Throw A Net Over The Super Villains Of Facebook

Technology evolves at lightning speed. As soon as we buy a new computer, it’s obsolete. There is a new operating system every week, and we are eating Facebook’s dust on a regular basis.

08/23/2011

Tips for College-Bound Students to Prevent Identity Theft

College students often have many responsibilities to manage when it comes to school, work and their social lives, which means identity theft and credit ratings often take a back seat to other priorities. However, Better Business Bureau warns that young adults are particularly vulnerable to identity theft and related crimes.

05/11/2011

Guest Blog: 15 Basic Tips for Facebook Business Pages

If you have a Facebook page for your business, use it! Post something interesting and informative at least three times per week. You owe it to the Facebook friends you have acquired!

02/03/2011

Social Security and Your Facebook Page

How can your Facebook page contribute to someone stealing your identity via your social security number?

09/29/2010

Facebook, Skype to Announce Partnership?

According to reports on the web, Facebook and Skype are working on a deal that would integrate Facebook Connect with Skype accounts.

09/24/2010

Facebook Apologizes for Worst Outage in 4 Years

Facebook yesterday apologized for what was its 'worst outage in four years.'

09/20/2010

Warning: Don't Fall for this Facebook Scam

There's a new Facebook scam floating around that is spreading like crazy through status updates.

08/31/2010

Friends Can Easily Disclose Your Location on Facebook: Update Your Privacy Settings to be Safe

You've probably heard that Facebook launched a new feature called 'Places' but did you know that even if you don't use the geo-location feature to disclose your location, your friends can do it for yo


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